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Triple Crown alumni: 2024 class gears up for summer stakes

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Triple Crown alumni: 2024 class gears up for summer stakes

The Triple Crown Tracker checks in with the horses who raced in the 2024 Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont, keeping up with what they have done since the classics.

2024 Kentucky Derby

Five runners from the Kentucky Derby returned June 8 in the Belmont. The top finisher among them was Dornoch, who bounced back from a tenth-place outing in the run for the roses to win the last race of the Triple Crown series. Sierra Leone finished a troubled third in the Belmont, Honor Marie fourth, Mystik Dan eighth and Resilience crossed the wire tenth.

Two others from the Kentucky Derby field were recently in action in other races. Saturday, Domestic Product returned in the Pegasus, the local prep for the Haskell (G1). He attended close to the pace, but was no match for Tuscan Sky in the lane and finished second, 6 3/4 lengths behind the winner. West Saratoga stayed at Churchill Downs for his next start, prompting the pace but finishing fifth beaten 13 1/2 lengths in the Matt Winn (G3) on June 9.

Two Kentucky Derby entrants return Saturday for the Ohio Derby (G3). Catching Freedom, who ran fourth in the Kentucky Derby, and Mugatu, who did not draw in off the also-eligible list, will both make their first starts since the Preakness in Thistledown’s signature race.

Derby Horse Last race Notes
1 Mystik Dan 8th Belmont No works since last race
2 Sierra Leone 3rd Belmont No works since last race
3 Forever Young 3rd Kentucky Derby No works since last race
4 Catching Freedom 3rd Preakness Entered in Ohio Derby (G3) on Sat.
5 T O Password 5th Kentucky Derby No works since last race
6 Resilience 10th Belmont No works since last race
7 Stronghold 7th Kentucky Derby Worked 5f Mon. at SA
8 Honor Marie 4th Belmont No works since last race
9 Endlessly 9th Kentucky Derby Worked 5f Thu. at SA
10 Dornoch 1st Belmont No works since last race
11 Track Phantom 11th Kentucky Derby No works since last race
12 West Saratoga 5th Matt Winn (G3) No works since last race
13 Domestic Product 2nd Pegasus No works since last race
14 Epic Ride 14th Kentucky Derby No works since last race
15 Fierceness 15th Kentucky Derby Worked 4f Fri. at SAR
16 Society Man 1st Matt Winn (G3) No works since last race
17 Just Steel 5th Preakness No works since last race
18 Grand Mo the First 18th Kentucky Derby Worked 4f June 8 at GP
19 Catalytic 19th Kentucky Derby Worked 5f June 9 at GP
20 Just a Touch 20th Kentucky Derby Worked 4f Fri. at CD
SCR Encino 1st Lexington (G3) Worked 4f April 27 at CD
SCR Mugatu 8th Preakness Entered in Ohio Derby (G3) on Sat.

2024 Preakness Stakes

Three of the runners from the Preakness have been in action since the second jewel of the Triple Crown. The top two finishers, Seize the Grey and Mystik Dan, finished seventh and eighth in the Belmont, respectively. Imagination, seventh in the Preakness, chased and weakened to seventh in the Woody Stephens (G1) on the Belmont undercard.

In addition to Catching Freedom and Mugatu, Uncle Heavy will also be moving on from the Preakness to the Ohio Derby on Saturday. Uncle Heavy drew the fifth post of 10, Catching Freedom drew the eighth gate and Mugatu breaks from the outside.

Preakness Horse Last race Notes
1 Seize the Grey 7th Belmont No works since last race
2 Mystik Dan 8th Belmont No works since last race
3 Catching Freedom 3rd Preakness Entered in Ohio Derby (G3) on Sat.
4 Tuscan Gold 4th Preakness Worked 4f June 1 at SAR
5 Just Steel 5th Preakness No works since last race
6 Uncle Heavy 6th Preakness Entered in Ohio Derby (G3) on Sat.
7 Imagination 7th Woody Stephens (G1) No works since last race
8 Mugatu 8th Preakness Entered in Ohio Derby (G3) on Sat.

2024 Belmont Stakes

With the Belmont less than two weeks past, none of the horses in the field have returned to work yet. However, with winner Dornoch being considered for the Haskell (G1) on July 20, it won’t be long until the 2024 Belmont Stakes field starts priming for summer targets.

Belmont Horse Last race Notes
1 Dornoch 1st Belmont No works since last race
2 Mindframe 2nd Belmont No works since last race
3 Sierra Leone 3rd Belmont No works since last race
4 Honor Marie 4th Belmont No works since last race
5 Antiquarian 5th Belmont No works since last race
6 Protective 6th Belmont No works since last race
7 Seize the Grey 7th Belmont No works since last race
8 Mystik Dan 8th Belmont No works since last race
9 The Wine Steward 9th Belmont No works since last race
10 Resilience 10th Belmont No works since last race
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